§ 13.24.400. Discharge—Objectionable substances permit.

A.

Whenever any person desires to make or maintain any connection with any part of the public sewer for the purpose of discharging sewage or waste which contains any of such objectionable substances, such person shall apply to the city engineer for a permit for said purpose. The permit shall be issued only when the city engineer is satisfied that an adequate intercepting appliance has been provided to prevent such objectionable substance or substances from entering the public sewer. The permit shall be issued only upon payment to the city engineer of the sum of $7.50 and shall expire 1 year after the date of its issuance.

B.

The permit shall be revocable whenever it appears to the city engineer that the holder thereof has violated any provision of this chapter or when such intercepting appliance does not prevent such objectionable substance or substances from entering the public sewer. The permit shall be revoked by registered mail to the permittee at the address set forth in the permit. The permit shall be deemed revoked as of the 5th day after receipt of said notice.

C.

It is unlawful for the holder of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter to fail to maintain such appliance in a satisfactory working condition.

D.

Permits issued under this chapter shall be nontransferable.

E.

Before granting a permit to any applicant to discharge any industrial liquid waste or industrial sewage into the public sewer, the city engineer shall determine either that the waste is one which will not damage or destroy the public sewer or cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of maintenance of the public sewer or retard or inhibit the treatment of the sewage, or is one that can be made acceptable by pretreatment.

(Ord. 5368 § 25, 1978; Ord. 4170 § 3.01(d), 1950)